I have spent my whole life in Mexico City, where I was born. Until now, my favorite stage of my life was my childhood. I used to spend my time playing with my two older sisters, imitating mom in everything, going with dad to see him playing basketball, and homework … lot of homework. But one of my favorits was to visit the zoo, that was pretty close to my house. There, I discover my fascination with animals.
I studied elementary, middle and high school in the IMP. When it was time to start the college, I was completely unenthusiastic about it. I felt I was so tired to continue that I did not want to study anything.
I ended up studying Engineering in Biochemistry at TESE. I graduated with honors, but I was not happy with that degree. So, I talked to a close teacher about my main interests (biology, animals, evolution), and told me about the postgraduate programs at UNAM. I concerted a lot of interviews with researchers there, and finally was accepted in one project about the “Evolution of Hummingbirds” leaded by Dra. Blanca Hernández. That is how I started and completed my masters and PhD studies at the MZFC.
But again, at the end of my PhD I was ran out of energy. I look for many posdoctorate options, but I was not lucky. Until last year, I had the priceless opportunity to enroll into the birdgenoscape project, with a mexican scholarship. It has been challenging but I love it!
I am not an expert in any of the following things, but I enjoy:
In order of apearance: me diving at Cozumel; me and my team at the top of Mt. Iztaccihuatl; visiting Yosemite; climbing at Peña de Bernal.